Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Structural Performance of Cold-Formed Steel Unstiffened and Edge-Stiffened Channel Section Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)An experimental program and numerical study on the structural performance of cold-formed steel unstiffened and edge-stiffened channel section members under major axis bending are presented in this paper. Channel sections ... -
Framework for Seismic Risk Analysis of Engineering Structures Considering the Coupling Damage from Multienvironmental Factors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Many structures service in complex environments where multiple environmental factors (MEFs) coexist, and the coupling effects of MEFs often aggravate structural damage, thus increasing the risk of structural collapse and ... -
Full-Scale Testing of Two-Tiered Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A full-scale, two-tiered steel buckling-restrained braced frame (BRBF) was tested to evaluate experimentally the seismic behavior of steel multitiered BRBFs, namely, column stability response, column seismic demands, and ... -
Noncasing Brace for Seismic Retrofit Using Low Yield Point Steel: Seismic Performance, Feasibility, and Design Procedure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study explores the possibility of using low yield point steel (LYPS) as the material for seismic retrofitting braces without casing. While buckling restrained brace has commonly been considered for LYPS applications, ... -
Seismic Performance Assessment of Multitiered Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames Designed to 2010 and 2022 AISC Seismic Provisions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper aims to evaluate the seismic response of multitiered buckling-restrained braced frames (MT-BRBFs), assess the design provisions specified by the 2022 AISC Seismic Provisions for multitiered BRBFs, and propose ... -
Local Stability of Laser-Welded Stainless-Steel T-Section Stub Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on the local stability and compression resistances of laser-welded stainless-steel T-section stub columns. A testing program was first conducted, including material ... -
Safe Seismic Design of Intermediate Precast Shear Wall System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)ACI 318-19 and ASCE 7-22 specify code-compliant and emulative seismic force-resisting systems (SFRS) including intermediate precast shear wall systems. For the seismic design of a precast shear wall system, its successful ... -
Improved Hawaii Basic Design Wind Speed Maps Including Topographic Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The state of Hawaii is a series of mountainous islands with a topography that is much more complex than the simple isolated hills and escarpments included in ASCE standard ASCE/SEI 7-22 (Minimum design loads and associated ... -
Experimental Investigation of Confined Masonry Walls with Openings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Eight half-scale confined masonry (CM) walls with and without confinement around the openings were tested under cyclic in-plane loads. Initially, four CM walls, one solid and three having different openings without ... -
Two-Way Bending Behavior of Cross-Laminated Timber–Concrete Composite Floors with Alternative Shear Connectors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Experimental tests of cross-laminated timber (CLT)-concrete composite floor panels were conducted. The tests consisted of linear-elastic tests of square CLT-concrete composite panels with a novel shear connector to determine ... -
Experimental Parameter Study of Two-Story Platform-Type CLT Shear Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)While numerous experimental tests have been conducted on single-story cross-laminated timber (CLT) shear walls, research addressing the drift performance of multistory CLT structures remains limited. This paper presents ... -
Innovative Hamburger-Shaped Eddy Current Damper Designed for Wind-Induced Vibration Control of Civil Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this paper, an innovative hamburger-shaped eddy current damper (HSECD) is presented to mitigate the responses of civil structures subjected to wind excitations. The damper’s capacity to dissipate energy is significantly ... -
Response of Structures to Bidirectional Seismic Excitation Using Spectrum Compatible Records: Evolution of a Pair of Spectra from Newmark’s Sliding Block
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Bidirectional analyses covering a range of incidence angles for several records are essential yet challenging for routine design. Recent studies have shown that the response to bidirectional shaking may be estimated per ... -
Tests on Cold-Formed Steel Laced Stub Columns: Axial Strength and Stability Characteristics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The research on cold-formed steel (CFS) built-up columns, which has grown over the past decade, has been instrumental in developing new CFS built-up columns with transversely spaced chords, demonstrating better axial ... -
Evaluation of RC Special Structural Walls Reinforced with Cold-Rolled Ribbed Steel Bar Welded Mesh under Axial and Lateral Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Cold-rolled ribbed steel bar welded mesh (CRWM) is used to speed construction and improve the quality of the reinforcing. However, the seismic performance of such RC walls is uncertain. The current study assessed the seismic ... -
Seismic Analysis of a Self-Centering Braced Frame in Pseudodynamic Tests: Response Characteristics, Brace Contribution, and Damage Evolution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study investigated the seismic performance and self-centering behavior of a three-story steel frame equipped with self-centering brace (SCBs) using pseudodynamic tests aided by OpenSees version 2.5.7 and OpenFresco ... -
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Hexagonal UHPC-Filled Double-Skin Steel Tubular Columns under Combined Compression and Bending
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this study, the authors conducted five low-cycle reciprocating loading tests on hexagonal ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC)-filled steel tubular (UHPCFST) and UHPC-filled double-skin steel tubular (UHPCFDST) columns. ... -
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Self-Centering Prestressed Concrete Frames with and without Masonry Infill Walls: Experimental and Numerical Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Interaction between masonry infill walls (MIWs) and a main structural system can impact the overall structural performance. However, there is no test to investigate the impact of MIWs on self-centering prestressed concrete ... -
Development of Novel Self-Centering Timber Beam–Column Connections with SMA Bars
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study proposed a novel type of self-centering (SC) timber beam–column connection utilizing shape memory alloy (SMA) bars and investigated its cyclic behavior through experimental and numerical studies. In this SC ... -
Finite-Element Validation of U-Shaped Flexural Plates Integrated into a Novel Brace Dissipator
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Metallic dissipators have gained considerable attention in the seismic structural design industry in recent years because of their ability to provide stable hysteresis behavior and excellent energy dissipation capacity. ...